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Total downloads: 5,776
Active installs: 300
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 3
Last updated: 3/27/2025 (279 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 7/3/2015 (10 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 279 days ago • 1 reviews

40/100

Is Remove Version Info abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 279 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: f

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Developers

Ashkar (Owner)1Ashkar (Owner)2Ashkar2

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Description

Remove the version from your WordPress website completely, increasing security and thwarting potential hacks by hiding WordPress version information from the source code.

This plugin:
– Removes the WordPress version number from the HTML meta generator tag.
– Removes version query strings (?ver=x.x.x) from CSS and JavaScript files.
– Hides the WordPress version from RSS feed generator tags.
– Adds security headers to prevent attacks and improve site security.

Installation

  1. Upload remove-version-info.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to your homepage, CTRL+U to view the source, and confirm that the WordPress version number has been removed from:
    • Meta generator tag.
    • Query strings in CSS and JS files.
  4. Optional: You can check your security headers using developer tools in your browser to verify that headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options are being set.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I use this plugin when I can just put the code into my functions.php file?

You can do that, but when you update or change your theme, it will be removed (along with any other modifications done to the functions.php file).

Will this plugin persist even if I change or update my theme?

Yes. This plugin works independently of your theme and will continue to function regardless of theme changes.

What happens if I deactivate or uninstall this plugin?

If you deactivate or uninstall this plugin, the version information will no longer be removed.

What security headers does this plugin add?

The plugin adds the following headers:
– Content-Security-Policy: Helps prevent XSS attacks by specifying allowed sources for content.
– X-Content-Type-Options: Prevents browsers from interpreting files as a different MIME type.
– X-UA-Compatible: Forces Internet Explorer to use the latest rendering engine.

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Changelog

1.2

  • Combined filters for version removal to improve code efficiency.
  • Added security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options for enhanced security.
  • Added localization support for plugin translations.
  • Improved code comments for better maintainability and readability.

1.1

  • Initial release.
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